Learning Slack

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9/10/2018

Learn to collaborate seamlessly with Slack, the popular team messaging tool. Slack allows you to have conversations wherever you are: in a web browser, on a Mac or PC, or on the mobile app. In this course, Gini von Courter gets you up and running quickly, showing how to log in, join channels, and start writing messages right away in Slack. She also explains how to upload, share, and comment on links and files; how to create and manage channels; and how to integrate with 1,500+ supported apps, including Twitter and Google Calendar. Plus, learn how to set up a new Slack workspace and configure your team roles and permissions to fit your organization's communication style.

Topics include:

Joining and leaving Slack channels

Editing your profile

Writing and replying to messages

Sharing links and files in Slack

Creating channels

Making calls in Slack

Direct messaging

Adding apps like Twitter

Setting Slack preferences

Configuring team roles and permissions

Skill Level Beginner

2h 35m

Duration

13,267

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- [Instructor] Welcome to Slack.I'm Gini von Courter.Slack is software for teams.When your team uses Slack, all ofyour important conversations are in one place.And you can access those conversationswith a browser, on a PC or Mac, or using a mobile app.And you conversations are synchronizedacross all those devices.Slack puts your team's communications at your fingertips.But Slack is so much more than messaging.Upload files to Slack to securely share themwith a colleague or a group.

Search Slack to sift through messages and files,and quickly locate important content.Use Slack call to have a more direct communicationwith a colleague.And Slack supports integration with more than 1,500 apps,so you can use your company's tools and systemsdirectly from Slack.Slack is a team communication and collaboration toolthat's not just powerful and easy to use,but it's actually fun, which explains its popularityin organizations large and small.